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T. ALLEN.

DEVICE FOR LOADING LIVE STOGK 0N WAGONS.

Patented June 2 WITNESSES Umugnpher. Wanhinglom n. a

UNITED STATES PA ENI trio's.

TROWBRIDGE ALLEN, OF SPRING RANOHE, NEBRASKA.

DEVICE FOR LOADING LIVE STOCK ON WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,164, dated June 2,1885.

Application filed April 23, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, TROWBRIDGE ALLEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, re siding at Spring Ranche, in the county of Clay and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Loading Live Stock on WVagons; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to a device for loading live stock on wagons, cars,8m; and it con sists in theimprovementshereinafterdescribed and setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, FigureI is a perspective View of my improved loading device. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical elevation; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view.

Upon a base, A, at each side thereof, are mounted two parallel verticalstandards, B, which are each provided with a series of perforations, a,registering with each other.

At the front and rear portions of the base A are located parallelvertical standards 0, which are connected together at their upper endsby means of beams D. The said standards O, in connection with thestandards B, form a guide or frame-work for a car or plat form, E,provided at each side with a metallic bracket-casting, (2, havingparallel perforated ears 6 and horizontally-projecting arms f. A lever,F, is located at each side between the standards B, terminates in atongue, 9, which is pivotally secured between the ears 6 of the 40bracket by means of a pin, h. Each'of said levers is horizontallyperforated for the passage of a pin, t, which is designed to engage oneof the openings in each pair of standards B.

From the foregoing description it will be ob- 4 5 vious that when thecar rests upon the base the pin I engages one pair of the lower holes,

a. The said levers F can be jointly manipulated to elevate the car ashort distance, after which a pin, it, is passed through one pair ofopenings beneath arm f, so that said arm can rest on said pins k andthus support the car in its suspended position. Then pin 13 is nextchanged to a higher pair of holes, after which the above-describedlifting operation is repea-ted until the car attains its proper height.

It will be most desirable to provide the car with sides and openingstherein, covered by ventilating sliding doors designed to close thelatter.

I claim- 1. The combination, for the purpose specified, of a perforatedstandard, B, car E, projections f thereon, levers F, pivoted to saidcar, and removable pins t is, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a device for loading stock, constructed andoperating substantially as and for the purpose specified, of castings d,as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TROWBRIDGE ALLEN.

W'itnesses:

J. L. OPPERSON, S. W. Brncn.

